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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Renowned for paintings and prints






2. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






3. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






4. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






5. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






6. Creates blue dye






7. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






8. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






9. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






10. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






11. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






12. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






13. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






14. Something that supports a sculpture






15. Where the revolving door was fully developed






16. Technique of shading using dots to control value






17. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






18. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






19. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






20. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






21. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






22. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






23. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






24. Pale green






25. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






26. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






27. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






28. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






29. Known for his glass sculpture






30. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






31. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






32. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






33. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






34. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






35. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






36. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






37. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






38. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






39. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






40. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






41. The amount of light reflected by a hue






42. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






43. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






44. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






45. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






46. Application of potassium sulphide






47. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






48. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






49. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






50. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.